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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Andrei Radu" data-source="post: 222495" data-attributes="member: 36777"><p>Hi [USER=8993]@pfoapplicant[/USER] to address your questions in turn:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">While if possible it is ideal to avoid having your work experience entries end up looking very similar to what you put down in your CV, a significant overlap in the nature of information covered is unavoidable, and recruiters are well-aware of this. As such, I do not expect it to be an issue. Here, I would just advise you to (i) keep the CV work experience section quite concise and focused on the essentials of the roles; and (ii) ensure that you do not generally use the same paragraphs or sentences in the CV and work experience - i.e. do not copy paste sections. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I would say it would be ideal to keep it to 1 page, but a 2 page cover letter is also generally deemed acceptable as long as you write in a concise and to-the-point manner and have enough substantive content to cover to justify the extra length. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I think the research role can definitely be classified as work experience, albeit unpaid; it involves substantive responsibilities in helping carry out activities in a recognised profession. The university role is more in a borderline grey area between "work experience" and "extracurriculars", and you may get different answers in terms of how it should be classified depending on the recruiter you ask. I personally used to put it down as work experience, but I think this is an area where it is best for each candidate to make a judgement call in the context of their application - i.e. if you feel your extracurriculars section looks a bit light, it may make sense to discuss it there, and vice versa. </li> </ol></blockquote><p></p>

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